Cafés in Lower Higham
We know of 31 cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Lower Higham. 24 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 92% of those are rated 4 or 5, 21 with the top score of 5. One is rated 2 or below. That covers coffee shops and tea rooms too: anywhere serving food or drink is inspected the same way.
Food hygiene ratings at cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Lower Higham
24 of the 31 cafés have a rating. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, nearest first
- Joe’s Heart Of Higham5Inspected 14 May 2025 · 0.8 mi
- Ego @ The Copperfield5Inspected 18 Nov 2025 · 1.2 mi
- No 3 Coffee shop5Inspected 14 Nov 2025 · 1.7 mi
- Compass Group Ess5Inspected 29 Aug 2024 · 2.0 mi
- Brothers cafe5Inspected 22 Oct 2026 · 2.3 mi
- The Bench Cafe LTD5Inspected 27 May 2026 · 2.3 mi
Most recently inspected
- Brothers cafe5Inspected 22 Oct 2026 · 2.3 mi
- City Praise Centre5Inspected 22 Oct 2026 · 2.8 mi
- Rest Awhile5Inspected 14 Oct 2026 · 2.6 mi
- WhiteOaks Senior Living5Inspected 23 Sept 2026 · 2.4 mi
- Albertus cafe5Inspected 2 Jul 2026 · 3.0 mi
- The Bench Cafe LTD5Inspected 27 May 2026 · 2.3 mi
Rated 2 or below
- Tet-A-Tet1Inspected 9 Apr 2026 · 2.6 mi
Cafés near Lower Higham, nearest first
- Hayleys of Higham Coffee shop · 0.8 miles 8 School Ln, Rochester, ME3 7AT
- Joe’s Heart Of Higham Cafe · 0.8 miles 8 School Lane, Rochester, ME37 5 Call
- Ego @ The Copperfield Restaurant or café · 1.2 miles The Copperfield, Gravesend Road, Gravesend, DA12 3JW 5
- Costa Coffee shop · 1.6 miles Spelthorne Leisure centre Knowle Green, Staines upon Thames, TW18 1AJ
- No 3 Coffee shop Coffee shop · 1.7 miles 9A The St, Gravesend, DA12 3EA 5 Call
- Buckland lake cafe Cafe · 2.0 miles Salt lane, Rochester, ME3 7RT Call
- PurePlanet Cafe Cafe · 2.0 miles Eternal Lake Nature Reserve, Salt Ln, Rochester, ME3 7RT Call
- Compass Group Ess Restaurant or café · 2.0 miles Kitchen, Ministry Of Defence, Wainscott, ME3 5
- Brothers cafe Cafe · 2.3 miles 179 Bligh Way, Rochester, ME2 2XG 5 Call
- The Bench Cafe LTD Restaurant or café · 2.3 miles Strood Sports Centre, Watling Street, Rochester, ME2 3JQ 5
- WhiteOaks Senior Living Restaurant or café · 2.4 miles Watling Court, Ifield Way, Kent, DA12 5BP 5
- Shorne Wood Country Park Visitors Centre Restaurant or café · 2.5 miles Shornewood Country Park, Brewers Road, Gravesend, DA12 5
- Pilgrims’ Pantry Cafe · 2.5 miles Church Green Frindsbury, Rochester, ME2 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop · 2.5 miles Cuxton Rd, Rochester, ME2 2BT Call
- Angels Delight Cafe Diner Cafe · 2.5 miles Darnley Rd, Rochester, ME2 Call
- Balti Express Cafe · 2.5 miles 1 Cedar Road, Rochester, ME2 2HB 5 Call
- Dolly's Cafe Cafe · 2.6 miles 20 Charles St, Rochester, ME2 2BJ 5 Call
- Friends cafe strood Cafe · 2.6 miles 92 High St, Rochester, ME2 4TP 5 Call
- Tet-A-Tet Cafe · 2.6 miles 7 Tolgate Lane, Rochester, ME2 4TG 1 Call
- Ramo's Cafe · 2.6 miles High St, Rochester, ME2 4AR 5 Call
- Rest Awhile Coffee shop · 2.6 miles 67 High St, Rochester, ME2 4AH 5 Call
- Starbucks Coffee shop · 2.7 miles Unit C5, Strood Retail Park Commercial Road, Rochester, ME2 2AD 5 Call
- ESS Compass Group @ The Met Police Special Training Centre Restaurant or café · 2.7 miles Off Mark Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5
- Constructameal Llp Restaurant or café · 2.8 miles O'Halloran And O'Brien (Kent Office), Unit 2, Dalefield Way, DA12 3
- City Praise Centre Restaurant or café · 2.8 miles 9-11 Lower Higham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2NG 5
- McDonalds Restaurant or café · 2.9 miles Anthonys Way, Medway City Estate, Kent, ME2 4DW 5
- Engine Room Café Cafe · 2.9 miles Tilbury, RM18 8SB Call
- White Hart Harvester Restaurant or café · 2.9 miles 169 Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4TN 5
- Cafe Lodge Selco Cafe · 3.0 miles industrial estate, 1 Anthony’s ways, Rochester, ME2 4DW 4 Call
- Eurest @ Royal Mail Restaurant or café · 3.0 miles 1 Knight Road, Strood, Medway, ME2 2EE 5
- Albertus cafe Cafe · 3.0 miles Unit 11 Anthonys Way, Rochester, ME2 4NW 5 Call
Cafés nearby
Questions people ask
Do coffee shops get food hygiene ratings?
Yes. A café or coffee shop is a food business, so the council inspects it and rates it from 0 to 5 like any restaurant. The very lowest-risk places, selling only drinks and packaged snacks, may be marked exempt instead.
Which cafés in Lower Higham have the top hygiene rating?
21 of the 24 rated cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Lower Higham scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Joe’s Heart Of Higham, Ego @ The Copperfield and No 3 Coffee shop.
What does “awaiting inspection” mean?
A new food business has to register with the council at least 28 days before it opens, and is rated at its first inspection, which can be some weeks after opening. Until then the register shows it as awaiting inspection.
Where do I find a café’s rating?
Many cafés put the sticker in the window or by the till, but in England they don’t have to. Every rating is on the Food Standards Agency’s website, and on each café’s page here.
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